HAMMELBURG, BY, GERMANY Multinational Soldiers from seven different countries participate in the Urban Sniper Course conducted by the International Special Training Center (ISTC), May 4 – 8, 2015 in Hammelburg, Germany. The students from the U.S. and European allies received the training to enhance their sniper skills to support NATO Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen by […]
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Loadout Room photo of the day: Saber Junction 17 Airborne Operation Czech Republic
CZECH REPUBLIC A Sky Soldier from C Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade assembles his gear and stows his parachute during a joint airborne operation and airfield seizure with the Czech Republic Army during a joint field exercise as a part of Exercise Saber Junction 17 in Mimon, Czech Republic April 17, […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | RAF Mildenhall combat controller earns Grateful Nation Award
AFGHANISTAN Tech. Sgt. Ted Hofknecht watches for insurgent activity from the side door of a helicopter in eastern Afghanistan. Hofknecht was honored at the Jewish Institute of National Security Affairs awards dinner Nov. 7, 2011, in Washington, D.C., receiving the JINSA Grateful Nation Award. Hofknecht, from Crossville, Tenn., was attached to an elite Army Green […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | US Army Black Hawk facilitates NSOCM at ISTC
PFULLENDORF, GERMANY PFULLENDORF, Germany – A team of multinational NATO and partner nation special operation forces demonstrate the principles of Tactical Combat Casualty Care while loading role-playing casualties onto a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the culminating field training exercise of the NATO Special Operations Combat Medic Course, March 1, 2017. This inaugural class, hosted […]
Smith and Bradley Ambush PVD Watch
I’ve always admired a good quality timepiece. During my time in the Marine Corps I either wore my Seiko dive watch or a Casio G-Shock because of their ruggedness. The one thing that has always deterred me from getting a higher end watch is not necessarily the price, but not wanting to damage it during […]
UKM 2000. The Soviet PKM goes 7.62 NATO
This year’s MSPO Defence Expo saw some new ideas and prototypes from the Polish “Łucznik” Firearms Factory in Radom. Some of you might be familiar with these, as the Radom Factory was present at this year’s Shot Show. One of the biggest highlights was an upgraded version of the UKM 2000: UKM 2000 The UKM […]